by Mike | Oct 6, 2017 | All Posts, Newsbox
The Hanshin Tigers closer, Rafael Dolis, secured the 2017 Nippon Pro Baseball Central League Saves Title by getting the last three outs on Thursday. Read article...
by Mike | Oct 4, 2017 | All Posts, Newsbox
“All eyes were on Andrew Romine on Saturday night, from the first out in the bottom of the first inning — a flyout to him in left field — to the final out of the ninth inning — a groundout to him at first base. Those two plays book-ended what proved to be a...
by Mike | Sep 5, 2017 | All Posts, Newsbox
Slugger leads circuit in home runs and RBI, is Jackson’s third MVP Jackson, Tenn. – The Southern League named Kevin Cron the league’s Most Valuable Player for 2017 on Wednesday, giving another honor to Jackson’s first baseman for a stellar...
by Mike | Aug 3, 2017 | All Posts, Newsbox
Who did Cash turn to? Tommy Hunter. Hunter got arguably the best hitter in baseball this year (Jose Altuve) to ground out to end the seventh and then set the Astros down in order in the eighth to hand the ball over to Alex Colome, the Rays slightly-beleaguered closer....
by Mike | Jul 23, 2017 | All Posts, Newsbox
Braves pitcher Jaime Garcia has made history with his grand slam Friday night and a win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles. He became the second Atlanta Braves pitcher to hit a grand slam in the history of the franchise. The last pitcher to accomplish this was Tony...
by Mike | Sep 21, 2016 | All Posts, Newsbox
What a milestone for Braves’ Jim Johnson! Allowing a lone single in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday against the Mets, striking out two for his 16th save as Braves’ closer. He’s posted a 1.42 ERA with a 33:5 K:BB over that span, lowering his ERA from...
by Mike | Aug 2, 2016 | All Posts
Alex Dickerson has the team rookie record of a notable home run streak. The outfielder has homered in four consecutive games. “Prior to his eighth-inning blast off of Toronto reliever Franklin Morales, he had been tied with four other Friars rookies with three...
by Mike | May 12, 2016 | All Posts, Newsbox
“Alex Dickerson’s historic homer — a grand slam in the eighth inning of the Padres’ 8-7 loss to the Cubs on Tuesday night — soared majestically into the dense fog on Chicago’s North Side, silencing a boisterous Wrigley Field crowd....
by Mike | Mar 17, 2016 | All Posts, Newsbox
Gavin Floyd has been through a lot of uncertainty in the last few years. Tommy John surgery in May of 2013; June 13, 2014, He was working on a two-hit shutout in Washington. And then, with no warning, the “pop” he felt was the olecranon bone in his elbow...
by Mike | Mar 17, 2016 | All Posts, Newsbox
David Murphy says he return to Fort Myers was “surreal” due to the major events that took place, notably his proposal to his wife in 2004, drafted under Theo Epstein and with the Red Sox from 2003-2007. Being reunited with minor league teammates Pedroia...
by Mike | Feb 18, 2016 | Newsbox
The Reds have invited 12 non-roster players — pitchers Tim Adleman, Drew Hayes, Cody Reed, Layne Somsen, Nick Travieso, Zack Weiss, Joe Hudson, Chad Wallach, Alex Blandino, Carlton Daal, Phillip Ervin and Jesse Winker — to 2015 Major League spring training camp in...
by Mike | Dec 23, 2015 | All Posts, Newsbox
It’s been quite a year for Major League pitcher Jon Edwards and his wife Katelyn. With last December’s diagnosis of cancer shaking their lives and deciding not to take the recommendations to use in vitro fertilization for a child later, (Jon said to the...
by Mike | Dec 22, 2015 | All Posts, Newsbox
Mateo, regarded as one of the top prospects in the Yankees organization, was also debuted at number three on Baseball America‘s Top Ten Yankees list in 2014. After hitting .278/.345/.392 between Low-A Charleston and High-A Tampa and leading all levels of minor league...
by Mike | Nov 3, 2015 | All Posts, Newsbox
The San Diego Padres had interviewed “seven or eight” candidates and in what qualified as a surprising move, the Padres circled back to one of the first candidates they sat down with, tabbing the 38-year-old Andy Green as their manager. “Obviously, I...
by Mike | Oct 27, 2015 | All Posts
Sunday night in Taiwan, Misch threw a no-hitter in Game 7 of the Taiwan Series to clinch the Chinese Professional Baseball League championship for the Lamingo Monkeys. It was the first no-hitter in Taiwan Series history. The Monkeys beat the Chinatrust Brothers 11-0...
